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Re: Nice opinion article in ISD

The author goes too far in certain areas (clothing) but the issue of arrests among college athletes (particularly FB and MBB) certainly is one that, while not unique to ISU, is a blemish on all of college athletics.

Re: Nice opinion article in ISD

[QUOTE]I would like to apologize if my point was not made completely clear.
I did not mean to target any race or sound racially insensitive.
The main topic I wanted to address was that our student athletes are held in high esteem; they are granted opportunities and adulation that many students, myself included, would love to have. They are also looked up to by young kids and are viewed as role models.
I have nothing against sweatpants, I was trying to use the clothing reference as a simple yet relatable analogy about some of the perks that student athletes receive.
I did not mean that all student-athletes or every member of a certain team will cause problems. Whether they are gymnasts, football players, wrestlers or runners, a majority of athletes do positive work. From breast cancer awareness to community involvement with SAAC events, student-athletes are giving back.
My goal was to simply address a topic that I felt should be discussed, since these men and women are such public and revered figures./QUOTE]

Re: Nice opinion article in ISD

[quote=MissouriCyclone;2672935]

I would like to apologize if my point was not made completely clear.
I did not mean to target any race or sound racially insensitive.
The main topic I wanted to address was that our student athletes are held in high esteem; they are granted opportunities and adulation that many students, myself included, would love to have. They are also looked up to by young kids and are viewed as role models.
I have nothing against sweatpants, I was trying to use the clothing reference as a simple yet relatable analogy about some of the perks that student athletes receive.
I did not mean that all student-athletes or every member of a certain team will cause problems. Whether they are gymnasts, football players, wrestlers or runners, a majority of athletes do positive work. From breast cancer awareness to community involvement with SAAC events, student-athletes are giving back.
My goal was to simply address a topic that I felt should be discussed, since these men and women are such public and revered figures./QUOTE]

He wrote this as a comment at the bottom of the ISD page.

Nobody kept Darrin Cline from the "opportunities and adulation" he would love to have except Darrin Cline.

He should focus more on being the best Darrin Cline he can be, rather than worrying about what he would like others to be.

Re: Nice opinion article in ISD

The thing is that there aren't message boards devoted to the average students. The hate that this guy is getting today is just a small part of what it is like to be an athlete on a daily basis. It is interesting that he is getting a small taste of what they always get.

There are legitimate discussions to be had regarding the behavior of athletes. But this guy (in his poorly written article, I might add), loses all crediability once he brings in the sweat pants arguement.

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